It really does.

Two of my friends have "Jamvent" calendars with fancy jams (Day 2: cardamom and fig), one has a Hot sauce calendar, one has a whisk(e)y calendar.

I just bought a pouch of little chocolates. Pro: Cheaper. Con: Might run out before Christmas

The system is, sadly, a mess. Avalon Hill's first foray into RPGs, it doesn't hide it's wargaming roots. There is math.

My other hidden treasure for a fantasy setting start (and this is more obscure) is County Mordara, Book V of Powers and Perils.

Some noble intrigue, Elves demanding the return of a treasure humans have forgotten over generations, a Thieves Guild incursion... ...it had a lot going on!

The Inkarnate web page did most of the heavy lifting. But thank you!

I love this module, and have used it as a "rustic fantasy" setting a number of times. (And yes, the third adventure needs *a lot* of revision). (And the map I made based on the module's map)

I mean, they probably assume I prep more than I do—about ten minutes a session these days. (Used to be hours).

I did play NWN2. (Not for almost 20 years, though). I remember preferring the first NWN game.

He sure kicked the heck out of that field.

I am in this picture and I don't like that.

Mince pies unlocked! Yes!!

(I am the only one in my family who likes them so this will be a delicious but lonely treat).

With out trying to run this around, it's not not how the game is played?

But there are plenty of people who take quests and do adventures and have random encounters not very different than earlier D&D versions.

I had to duct-tape a boot like that for three days in very rainy Jamaican mountains* (because I had three days more hiking to get to my follow-up bag). It suuuucked.

*Forest hills, not like the Himalayas or anything

Then they weaponize the language with phrases like "Quiet Quitting." I bet Ms Morris has taken her share of vacation days, and it wasn't just a stay-cation because the family budget was too tight.

I mean, there was the Great Chinese Famine, right?